Technology Based Assessment

Test methods for the future: Innovative procedures for technology -based assessment of competencies

TBA conducts fundamental and application-oriented research; as a permanent task it supports educational research institutions and projects in developing and implementing technology-based assessment. This includes educational research projects as well as national and international large-scale studies, e.g. PISA, PIAAC or NEPS. The interdisciplinary TBA unit was set up in January 2011 by a grant of permanent funding to the TBA project, which was jointly launched in 2007 by the Information Center for Education and the Department of Educational Quality and Evaluation. TBA integrates information technology into the measurement of competencies and thus creates an important bridge between the DIPF departments.

TBA research infrastructure. TBA develops and supports research infrastructures for the application of technology-based test procedures in empirical educational research. Owing to a sustainable commitment, the TBA research and infrastructure unit contributes to the improvement of framework conditions for successful research. This includes the development and delivery of authoring tools, e.g. the CBA ItemBuilder for item, test and questionnaire development; operative assessment procedures for open text formats; Implementation of specific delivery scenarios (e.g. web-based solutions, adaptation of existing hard/software for the purpose of assessment and conceptualisation and technological support of development processes). Infrastructure services are complemented by respective advice, training for the use of software tools and technical support.